The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Dietetics Degree. Registration with the Health Professions Council of South African (HPCSA) as a Dietitian with Independent Practitioner status, plus current HPCSA registration for 2026/27. No experience required after completion of Community Service in Dietetics as required in respect of RSA qualified employee.
Knowledge requirements: Must have knowledge of current health and public service legislation, regulations, and policies. Knowledge in the application of Clinical Dietetics theory, practices and ethics.
Competency requirements: Communication skills, report writing skills, computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint etc.), planning and organizational skills, networking and liaison skills, basic Dietetic clinical skills, research skills, analytical skills and presentation skills. An ability to work under high pressure.
The ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Effective interpersonal skills, planning and organizational skills and leadership qualities. Computer literacy must have a driver license.
Duties :
The candidate will be based at the primary health care Facility / clinics and rotate to clinics and NGOs in the NGCT for therapeutic Nutrition ,coordination , implementation , monitoring and Evaluation of policies and strategies on INP focus area and its activities namely disease specific , nutrition support on all INP programs, namely disease specific , Nutrition support, Treatment and counselling, micro-nutrient and malnutrition Control (vitamin A supplementation),youth and Adolescent Food service management, supplementary feed scheme, Growth monitoring and promotion, mother baby friendly initiative.
Community based nutrition initiative, Mental health NGOs, Old age homes, maternal nutrition, Nutrition education, promotion and advocacy. Working with the team responsible for data verification at clinic level.
Control stock Equipment and materials, ensure accurate record keeping and reporting. Provide therapeutic counselling to patients. Strict Adherence to HPCSA and departmental policies. Carry out duties as delegated to promote service delivery.
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